Venom (1981 film)

Venom
Venom
	US theatrical release poster
Directed by	Piers Haggard
Screenplay by	Robert Carrington
Based on	Venom; by Alan Scholefield
Produced by	Martin Bregman
Starring	Sterling Hayden; Klaus Kinski; Sarah Miles; Nicol Williamson; Cornelia Sharpe; Susan George; Lance Holcomb; Oliver Reed;
Cinematography	Denys Coop; Gilbert Taylor;
Edited by	Michael Bradsell
Music by	Michael Kamen
Production; companies	Morison Film Group; Venom Productions Limited;
Distributed by	HandMade Films (Distributors) Ltd.
Release dates	28 November 1981 (Japan); 19 January 1982 (United Kingdom);
Running time	92 minutes
Country	United Kingdom
Language	English
Budget	£7.5 million
Box office	$5.2 million

Venom is a 1981 British natural horror-thriller film directed by Piers Haggard and written by Robert Carrington. It stars Sterling Hayden, Klaus Kinski, Sarah Miles, Nicol Williamson, Cornelia Sharpe, Susan George, Lance Holcomb, and Oliver Reed. The film is based on Alan Scholefield's novel of the same name.

^ "VENOM (AA)". British Board of Film Classification. 2 February 1982. Retrieved 6 March 2016.
^ "Back to the Future: The Fall and Rise of the British Film Industry in the 1980s - An Information Briefing" (PDF). British Film Institute. 2005. p. 30.
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